Lavender lunch with a view

This Easter Monday I had the pleasure of spending lunch in exceptionally good company at the Kooroomba Vineyards and Lavender Farm on Mt Alford, just outside of Boonah.

If the drive out wasn't scenic enough; the mountain ranges and lavender farm that surround the restaurant and cellar door was surely a sufficient view through the floor to ceiling windows. The inner decor screamed style through rustically esthetic colours of browns and greys with open fireplaces scattered around, confirming suspicions of how cold this little hide away is sure to become during the bitter Winter months.

The Autumn Menu boasts anti pasta platters featuring locally sourced olives, pates, chutneys and other condiments as well as an incredible 'mushroom cappuccino.' The mains menu includes venison, Black Angus sirloin, salmon and home made sausages. Most appropriately, many of the desserts are lavender based or inspired, including an Assiert of Lavender as well as a lavender sorbet.

Now to the wines. Over the lunch period, we downed three bottles between us, all from Kooroomba's own cellar door which is esthetically impressive with it's wall to ceiling shelves and a sturdy bar that curves around the impressive wine display. Tasting are available for a very small fee, which is automatically refunded with the purchase of any bottle. The abundance of variety with Kooroomba's wine list ensures that every one's tastes will be catered for and that a perfect match can be found for any of the meals on the impressive menu.